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Last week, the Bank of Israel published a preliminary design of the central bank’s Digital Shekel system. In a detailed document, holding more than 100 pages, the Bank of Israel presents guiding principles and a work plan for...more
On January 23, the White House issued Executive Order 14178: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology to promote “open access to banking services” and prohibit central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....more
The establishment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Crypto Task Force and the issuance by President Trump of an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”...more
On February 7, 2023, the Bank of England (BoE) released two documents concerning a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a prospective government-backed digital form of U.K. currency also known as the "digital pound." ...more
This note summarizes the federal regulator panels at ETA's annual FinTech Policy Forum, which was hosted by Venable in our Washington, DC office. We provide key takeaways from the discussions with (a) CFPB Director...more
New Fiat-Pegged Stablecoins Launch, BIS Publishes New Findings on CBDCs - Late last week, a global fintech firm and issuer of the dollar-pegged stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), announced that it was preparing to issue a...more
New Cryptocurrency Payments Systems, Tokens and Trade Associations Launch - A leading global cryptocurrency platform has reportedly announced a partnership with a global e-commerce platform that would allow e-commerce...more
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaders of major investments funds across the world anticipate seismic shifts in the global economy. Blackrock CEO, Larry Fink, recently described a fundamental transformation...more
Join Richard Levin and Kevin Tran for the next edition of the FinTech University series, focusing on Current Bank Digital Currencies, with 10 minutes of Q&A....more
On October 28, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international body that sets standards for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), released updated guidance addressing the...more